Can’t wait for the biggest F1 race of the year? Or keen to see some stats on this weekend’s circuit and question why they still bother? Or do you want a prediction on what part of the car George Russell will throw out this weekend, toys and prams aside? Then let our 2026 Monaco F1 Grand Prix Prix-View answer some of those big questions and more that you didn’t ask for.
The Gurgler’s 2026 Monaco F1 Grand Prix Prix-View brings some thoughts on what the race weekend ahead might bring, rate the chances of a great Grand Prix with our Race Potential Rating, and we throw in more than a few barely interesting stats to sort wheat/chaff.
Essentially a quick summary of what a casual F1 fan needs in the shortest possible time for your convenience.
And for F1 opinion, stand by for the F1 Donkey’s Bold Predictions and Opinion where no one and nothing is safe. And like the cars around him on the grid, Lance Stroll.
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2026 Monaco F1 Grand Prix Prix-view – Race Potential Rating
The Gurgler does like to use some obscure drivers in our Race previews and report, so who better to use than Teo Fabi to determine a race rating system.
So before each race we give a rating out of ten for four key category that are loosely based on each letter of Teo Fabi’s surname. Don’t know who Teo Fabi is, you should.
FAST? 4 / 10 – So it’s one of the slowest Grands Prix, but they seem so much faster when driving so close to barriers, in and out of dangerously lit tunnels, and nearby so water the other side of the low barriers.
ACTION? 8 / 10 – Monaco being the famous tight street track usually means action, and you’d think it would be a 10/10 easy. But then we only remember the good races and forget they occasionally the races become a boring procession, like last season when the mandatory two tyre stops was exploited for team gains, or an early Safety Car turns the race into Curling-pace motor racing.
BIG HISTORY? – 10 / 10 – The most famous of F1 races for a long time, and the first race was held in 1950, so plenty of history. So many great races, and most of the great have had success here, but also can throw up a surprise one-off winner too,
INCLEMENT WEATHER? – 3 /10 – The Weather Channel says not much chance of rain over the race weekend. But it’s Monaco and still might.
RACE POTENTIAL RATING 63% – In theory it should always be a great race. In theory.
2026 Monaco F1 Grand Prix Prix-view – Stats Summary
Want to know if your favourite driver for this weekend is a master of the track or the track is a master of them? Here then are some barely interesting facts and stats and visuals to back them up.
BEST OF STATS
- Nico Hulkenberg has qualified 11th in four of five races in 2026. He has also qualified 11th at Monaco six times in 12 starts.
- Talking of ones, Max Verstappen only has one pole position in Monaco.
- Of the drivers to have raced more than once at Monaco – only three drivers have avoided being cut in Q1 – the two McLaren drivers and Esteban Ocon.
- Carlos Sainz has never failed to finish in the top ten in ten starts at Monaco.
- Lewis Hamilton hasn’t won here since his 2019 victory.
- Lance Stroll has never made Q3 in Monaco and has one top ten finish in eight seasons.
Driver Stats – Monaco F1 Grand Prix
DRIVER STATS – STREET TRACKS IN GENERAL
Team Stats – Monaco F1 Grand Prix
History Stats – Monaco F1 Grand Prix
Other Stats – Monaco F1 Grand Prix
Below stats from 2000 onwards.
99 = a DNF. Grid position 20 is overstated as that was also used for cars starting in pitlane. Results from all races for long term history and from 2021 from Grid to Race positions. stated.
